Help can not get CV joint off transfer case- see pic

[steveintn]

right side i have everything removed but the half shaft will not come off.



Drivers side - the cv joint came apart and but i can not get the base off this side either.


The shop book says to pry off. I got the pry bars from the auto parts store. they are not wide enough to get around the base. I can not get a good grip to pry with anything i have. Any suggestions.

I have new parts and want to get running!

[garydee]

Did you ever get this off and if so, how did you do it? Same issue here...

[shadowman]

can you get any type of slide hammer on it................................

[steveintn]

I ended ip taking to a auto repair shop the did it. I dont know how.

[shadowman]

look at the end of the shaft was there a C-clip around shaft?..........................

[garydee]

Heres what I did to get my CV shafts off. Just like they say, you almost have to pound them off.

They do have a circle-clip that helps hold them on. Now if it supposed to stay in the CV or on the Diff output shaft, I’m not certain. For future reference (anyone else getting one of these), here’s my tips on how to get stuck CV shafts off.
• You must have the proper tool – A 3LB slide hammer with an “Inner CV Joint Puller, Inner CV Joint Puller” from NAPA at about $25.
• Because my boots were trashed, I dismissible the CV at the differential cup (plunge CV) – there is a little snap-ring that holds the shaft in – just pop-it out with a small screw driver.
• Once out, I cleaned the inside with brake clean.
• Now grab the cup and get a feel for the way it moves on the Diff shaft. Mine was pretty solid. I concluded it was gummed or rusted on the splines. I took a small mechanics hammer and gave it some medium taps on the side, turned it, tap, turn and tap until I could feel it loosen on the splines. I also tapped it in and out. Luckily, the little “button cap” came off of one of them (see the picture) giving me the opportunity to spray cleaner and some blaster directly on the clip.
• Now it’s slide hammer time. The first side came off surprisingly easy (about 6 or 7 hits). The other side took about an hour of yanking, positioning, yanking (repeat).